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Weird Tales: BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramas

by: BBC Radio 4

Publication date: 2009-02-02

Topics: Radio, Drama, Horror

Language: English

Item Size: 282.5M

Eleven uncanny stories inspired by the master of uncanny terror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Over one hundred years ago, H.P. Lovecraft created the Necronomicon, a grimoire of lost souls, magical rites and forbidden lore. Now, locked away, the hoarder of horror is after new voices, new blood, to add to his collection.

Listen as he shares the tales that come to him, whispered through the keyhole and written in the dust. From ghost stories to encounters with demons, haunted houses and a fateful Celtic goddess, they will draw you into his claustrophobic and disturbing world, stir your imagination and awaken your deepest fears and nightmares...

Introduced by Stephen Hogan as H.P. Lovecraft, each of these chilling, intimate dramas features full casts including Elizabeth Berrington, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Stella Gonet, Derek Riddell, Jamie Glover, Adjoa Andoh, Sara Poyzer and Eddie Marsan.

Out of the Depths

When Martha discovers her sister Grace has been trying past-life regression to break a cycle of abusive relationships, she decides it is time for them to return to a place from their past. Travelling to Cornwall, they are forced to confront demons. But which sister needs to be free and what will it cost?

Martha ...... Elizabeth Berrington

Grace ...... Naomi Frederick

Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan

Tom ...... Ed Gaughan

Therapist ...... Caroline Guthrie

Vicar ...... Jonathan Tafler

Written by Melissa Murray

Directed by Pam Marshall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.

The Loop

It is 1906 and workers on the new London underground network unearth some mysterious remains. A young archaeologist investigates and discovers that there are some mysteries better left undisturbed...

Lovecraft/Samuelson ...... Stephen Hogan

Geoffrey Coombs ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild

Lucy Allen ...... Sophie Roberts

Mr Hodge ...... Stephen Critchlow

Billy ...... Joe Prospero

Feasy ...... Paul Rider

Workman ...... Matt Addis

Waitress ...... Lizzy Watts

Written by Chris Harrald

Directed by Faith Collingwood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009

Bleeder

Trainee surgeon Andy is left with a recurring nightmare after being involved in a car crash which killed his friend. The flashbacks give him problems in the operating theatre, and, when his dreams start changing, Andy can no longer be sure what is fantasy and what really happened.

Alice ...... Lizzy Watts

Andy ...... Joseph Kloska

Richard ...... Benjamin Askew

Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan

Inside Out Man ...... Ewan Bailey

Dr Larson ...... Jonathan Tafler

Written by Ed Hime

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009

The Fly

Lonely, middle-aged computer programmer Alan knows everything there is to know about flies. Then one day, online, he meets Amber, a Californian lady who knows everything there is to know about spiders.

Lovecraft/Colby ...... Stephen Hogan

Mother ...... Stella Gonet

Alan ...... Alec Newman

Amber ...... Rachel Ogilvy

Other parts played by Caroline Guthrie, Janice Acquah and Paul Rider.

Written by Lynn Ferguson

Directed by Luke Fresle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009

Connected

When her brother-in-law is killed in a car crash, Steph is overcome with sadness. One day, feeling maudlin, she rings his mobile number. She just wants to hear his voice really. The next day he rings her back...

Lovecraft ..... Stephen Hogan

Steph ..... Fiona Glascott

Ray ..... Joseph Kloska

Jamie ..... Piers Wehner

Mother ..... Kate Layden

Jan ..... Melissa Advani

Passenger ..... Ewan Hooper

Shop Assistant ..... Rhys Jennings

Passer-by ..... John Biggins

Estate Agent ..... Tessa Nicholson

Written by Melissa Murray

Directed by Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010

Split the Atom

Frank Ivory is full of anger: burning, simmering, steaming anger. On his way home one night, after making his colleagues lives a misery, he meets Gwen, who is determined to tell him the story of the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess in charge of who should live and who should die.

HP Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan

Frank ......Derek Riddell

Gwen ......Rachel Ogilvy

Louise ...... Emma Stansfield

Bill ...... Rhys Jennings

Barbara ...... Tessa Nicholson

George ...... Ewan Hooper

William Perkins ...... Piers Wehner

Written by Lynn Ferguson

Directed by Luke Fresle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010

The House on Pale Avenue

Scratching in the walls, under the floorboards, in the pipes: their new home is trying to tell the Williams family something and they won't be given a moment's peace until its secret is out in the open.

Geoff Williams ...... Jamie Glover

Jane Williams ...... Julia Ford

Sarah Williams ...... Agnes Dromgoole

Martin Crabtree ...... John Biggins

DCI Cram ...... Piers Wehner

Psychiatrist ...... Melissa Advani

Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan

Written by Richard Vincent

Directed by Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010

Original Features

When Carl and Rob buy a flat in a 19th century house, it seems they've found their perfect home. With Carl away on business, Rob throws himself into restoring the flat, but he ends up with more of the original features than he'd anticipated...

Carl ..... Martin Hutson

Rob ..... Carl Prekopp

Jess ..... Adjoa Andoh

Girl ..... Francine Chamberlain

Answerphone ..... Tracy Wiles

Woman ..... Alex Rivers

Man ..... Christopher Webster

Written by Christopher William Hill

Directed by Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011

The Burial of Tom Nobody

The Reverend Braiden is forced to embark on a through-the-night road trip by a mysterious trio. They threaten him with a terrifying test of faith at its end...

Peter ..... Geoffrey Streatfeild

Silas ..... James Lailey

Sarah ..... Lynne Verrall

Michael ..... Simon Bubb

Eleanor ..... Tracy Wiles

Police Officer .. Paul Moriarty

Written by Richard Vincent

Directed by Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011

Louisa's

When a stranger walks into Louisa's café, the juke box - which hasn't played a record for years - whirrs into action and the lights start flashing. Louisa is thrown into a world where her past challenges life as she knows it.

Louisa ... Sara Poyzer

Pete ... Paul Rider

Joe ... Gerard McDermott

Written by Amanda Whittington

Directed by Jessica Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011

Night Terrors

The pressure's getting too much for clever clogs Victoria. She can't sleep at night. She has nightmares. But it's okay because they're just bad dreams. Until one day the dreams become terrifyingly real...

Dad ..... Eddie Marsan

Victoria ..... Katie Angelou

Laura ..... Georgia Groome

Mum ..... Sally Orrock

Jane ..... Francine Chamberlain

Written by Lizzie Nunnery

Directed by Helen Perry

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011